If in the course of any proceeding any person is guilty of misbehavior which obstructs such proceeding, he or she may be excluded from further participation therein. If the miscreant is the claimant or his or her attorney, the Claims Commissioner or a magistrate may summarily terminate the proceeding, and the Claims Commissioner may dismiss the claim and order it forfeited to the state.
(1959, P.A. 685, S. 18; P.A. 75-605, S. 10, 27; P.A. 16-127, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 75-605 replaced commission with claims commissioner; P.A. 16-127 added “or a magistrate” and made technical and conforming changes, effective June 9, 2016.
Cited. 186 C. 300.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4 - Management of State Agencies
Chapter 53 - Claims Against the State
Section 4-146. - Notice of injury by claimant.
Section 4-147. - Notice of claim. Filing fees.
Section 4-148. - Limitation on presentation of claim. Exceptions.
Section 4-149. - Representation by the Attorney General.
Section 4-151a. - Waiver of hearings.
Section 4-152. - Misbehavior at proceedings.
Section 4-153. - Records of claims.
Section 4-154. - Time limit for decision. Notice to claimant.
Section 4-155. - Disqualification of commission member.
Section 4-157. - Rules of procedure.
Section 4-160. - Authorization of actions against the state.
Section 4-160a. - Payments not recoverable under insurance policy.
Section 4-160b. - Subrogated or assigned claims. Reduction by amount of third party payment.
Section 4-162. - Deficiency appropriation to cover payments.
Section 4-163. - Fraud in presentation of claim.
Section 4-164. - Appeal from forfeiture.
Section 4-165. - Immunity of state officers and employees from personal liability.
Section 4-165a. - Transitional provisions.